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Many competing factors have led to El Salvador's decision to accept bitcoin, like the president want to portray a millennial persona, the bitcoin community hearing for a playground, and a sluggish economy desperate for revitalization. This article details the many threads. However, critics worry that a volatile currency like bitcoin is not a viable currency. But both sides are light on their specifics. How will it play out?

Venezuela has decided to launch a government cryptocurrency: "Venezuela had announced in August that it is revamping its national currency, the bolivar and launching its central bank digital currency (CBDC) - the digital bolivar - on 1 October". While it may not be something they keep forever, it seems like it could help in the short term as Venezuela suffers from hyperinflation.

Cool article that ties into the crypto discussion about Latin America

Guatemala is thinking of following in the footsteps of El Salvador and adopting cryptocurrency as the official currency. A bold and dangerous move

This is really important for the future of crypto currency especially in stabilizing the currency of foreign countries